CopyCited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2002 WL 31190912
...Specifically, the judge reported that either she or her brother, Hugo Rodriguez, were [sic] the source of the June 30, 1998, loan, and failed to report that Gabriel Bach actually provided the funds for the loan to her campaign. 5. On September 14, 1998, Judge Rodriguez filed an inaccurate report under Section 106.075, Florida Statutes, stating the source of the $200,000 loan to her campaign was her brother, Hugo Rodriguez, when in fact she knew that the true source of the loan was Gabriel Bach. In addition, she stated that the loan was made on July 12, 1998, contrary to her earlier report that the loan was made on June 30, 1998. 6. On November 30, 1998, the judge filed an inaccurate report under Section 106.075, Florida Statutes, stating that she had raised $281,715, of which $235,100 were loans, and spent $281,715, of which $105,191 were loan repayments to the judge....
...In fact, the loan was made by Mr. Bach and he was the person to which the judge was indebted on that date. Based on these findings, the JQC concluded that Judge Rodriguez violated chapter 106, Florida Statutes, and Canons 1, 2, 5D, 6B, and 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Both section 106.075, Florida Statutes (2000), and the applicable provisions of the Code of Judicial Conduct delineate some of the financial practices which must be observed in judicial campaigns. Section 106.075 provides: (1) A person who is elected to office must report all loans, exceeding $500 in value, made to him or her and used for campaign purposes, and made in the 12 months preceding his or her election to *860 office, to the filing officer....
...See In re McMillan,
797 So.2d 560 (Fla.2001); In re Frank,
753 So.2d 1228, 1234 (Fla.2000); In re McAllister,
646 So.2d 173, 177 (Fla. 1994). The findings demonstrate that Judge Rodriguez's campaign finance activities and reporting practices violated both the spirit and the letter of section
106.075 and canons 1, 2, 5D, 6B, and 7....
CopyCited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2005 WL 1118028
...e JQC's recommendation of a public reprimand and $40,000 fine for campaign finance conduct violative of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Rodriguez was found to have violated canons 1, 2, 5 D, 6 B, and 7 of the Code of Judicial Conduct, as well as section 106.075, Florida Statutes (1997)....
CopyCited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 700, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 2055, 2010 WL 4878864
...reports as a loan from the candidate. Judge Colodny was a candidate in the August 26, 2008, primary election and was elected to office on November 4, 2008. On November 11, 2008, Judge Colodny filed a report with the Division of Elections pursuant to section 106.075(1), Florida Statutes (2007), disclosing that she received loans in the aggregate amount of $125,000 from her father. Section 106.075(1) provides that “within 10 days after being elected to office” “[a] person who is elected to office must report all loans, exceeding $500 in value, made to him or her and used for campaign purposes, and made in the 12 months pr...
...She admitted that the loan from her father was made “specifically for her use in campaigning for judicial office and was made for the purpose of influencing the results of the election.” Judge Colodny explained that she had intended to adhere to the campaign finance laws but erroneously interpreted section 106.075 as implicitly allowing judicial candidates to borrow campaign funds from individuals in excess of $500 per lender....
...The loan was made by Attorney Gabriel Bach, Judge Rodriguez’s then boyfriend. Judge Rodriguez filed campaign reports with the Division of Elections, stating that she personally loaned the $200,000 to her campaign. Additionally, in reports submitted pursuant to section 106.075, Florida Statutes (1997), Judge Rodriguez represented that the loan was made by her brother Hugo Rodriguez and failed to disclose that $80,000 had been used to partially repay Bach....
CopyCited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2005 WL 1412960
...ated Canons 1, 2, and 7. The violation of Canon 6 B, however, is not supported by the admitted facts. The campaign finance statutes of Chapter 106 contain many reporting requirements, but the JQC did not charge a violation of any of them. See, e.g., § 106.075, Fla....
CopyPublished | Supreme Court of Florida | 30 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 457, 2005 Fla. LEXIS 1295
...ated Canons 1, 2, and 7. The violation of Canon 6 B, however, is not supported by the admitted facts. The campaign finance statutes of Chapter 106 contain many reporting requirements, but the JQC did not charge a violation of any of them. See, e.g., § 106.075, Fla....
